The season initially ran from August 19, 1996 through April 14, 1997 on Nippon Television Network System in Japan. Episodes twenty-nine to fifty-four were later collected into seven DVD compilations by Shogakukan and were released on February 24, 2006. The season licensed and dubbed by Funimation Entertainment. Case Closed was aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block and on Canada's YTV station. Case closed aired until August 16, 2004 where it was dropped by Adult Swim due to low ratings. The English adaption was later collected and released on four DVD compilations. The English adaption of season two was later released in a DVD boxset by Funimation on September 30, 2008 containing episodes twenty-seven to fifty-two, twenty-six to fifty-one in the Japanese numbering. The sea